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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

THE SHACK

THE SHACK

There's a hideaway down 'round Logan, well concealed 'midst the trees;Just a rough and tumble shanty where "The Board" can shoot the breeze.With no plumbing, lights or water, built of wood and tin and stone; simpleRefuge from the rush of life, a place to be alone.

You can hear the crickets chirping, spy a deer dart through the brush,Smell the fragrance of the new mown hay and relish nature's hush."The Shack" members are a unique blend of fellows young and old.Some retired, others working, same are quiet, others bold.It's a time for jokes and laughter, just an evening of pure fun, to relaxWith pals and buddies and enjoyed by everyone.

Oh, the tales told within these walls are not meant for repeating, whenThe fellows tease and kid around each month at their board meeting.There's a hard and firm, unwritten rule: No females are allowed, inThis private clubhouse that's been built for a testosterone crowd!

You have never read a menu with the meals they prepare, as they chopAnd fry and boil with such gusto, speed and flare!One night mountain oysters might be served, or duck, squirrel, dove, orQuail; hot and spicy dishes only fit for a brave, daring male!Cajun stew, potatoes, fish or beaver, rabbit, pheasant, deer and it'sAll washed down with anything from water, coke to beer.

What a valued bond of manhood, such fond memories to hold.Friends are greatly to be cherished, more than diamonds, wealth or gold.So let's all embrace the time's we've shared, in years when we look back,And recall those great board meetings at our special place…"The Shack".

The day "Claire" from Lost mentioned me!

Pat Says:

Pat Conroy just told me that I take a foul art and give it a queenly air, then he kissed my hand.

Decatur Book Festival, 2014

Books that "Stuck"

In no particular order: Bill Bryson and James Herriot....I have re-read anything they write multiple times.We're All DamagedThe End of the World Running ClubHandmaid's Tale Watership DownRiversDesperation RoadBull Mountain The Stand The Poisonwood Bible Black Beauty The Road... read once, will never read again, but it stuck. Lonesome Dove Gone With The Wind....of course Earth Abides A Brave New World

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